Interview Guide for Researcher

Category Interview Questions Purpose of the Question

Academic 1. What subjects do you find To identify specific academic difficulties.
Challenges most challenging and why?
2. How do you feel about your To understand the student's perspective on
homework load and their workload.
assignments?
3. Can you describe a time you To gain insights into their academic highs and
felt successful or particularly lows.
challenged in your academics?
4. How do you usually prepare To assess their study habits and preparation
for tests and exams? strategies.
Social and Emotional 5. How do you generally feel To gauge their emotional state in the school
Well-being during a school day? environment.
6. Can you tell me about a To understand instances of positive social
time you felt really supported support.
by someone at school?
7. Have you ever felt excluded To explore experiences of social challenges or
or bullied at school? Can you bullying.
tell me about that
experience?
8. How do you cope with To understand their coping mechanisms for
stress or pressure from stress.
school?
Teacher and Staff 9. How would you describe To assess the student-teacher dynamic.
Relationships your relationship with your
teachers?
10. Is there a staff member at To identify trusted adults in the school setting.
school you feel you can talk to
if you have a problem?
11. How do teachers and staff To understand the support system from the
support you when you staff's side.
struggle?
12. Can you give an example To highlight positive experiences with school
of a positive interaction staff.
you’ve had with a teacher or
staff member?
Family and Home 13. What kind of educational To explore the level of educational support
Environment support do you receive at from family.
home?
14. How involved are your To understand family involvement in their
family members in your education.
school activities?
15. Do you have a quiet and To assess their home study environment.
comfortable place to study at
home?
16. How does your family To gauge family response to their academic
 react to your academic life.
achievements or challenges?
Personal Interests 17. Are you involved in any To identify engagement in school beyond
and Extracurricular extracurricular activities or academics.
Activities clubs?
18. What are your hobbies or To understand their interests and how they
interests outside of school? might influence school engagement.
19. How do these activities To assess the influence of extracurricular
impact your school life? activities on their academics.
20. Is there an activity or club To explore additional interests and potential
you wish your school offered? school involvement.
Aspirations and 21. What are your goals for To understand their short-term academic and
Future Goals this school year? personal goals.
22. Where do you see yourself To discuss their future aspirations and plans.
after finishing school?
23. What motivates you to To identify their motivations and drivers.
come to school every day?
24. What kind of career or To explore their career interests and
profession are you interested aspirations.
in?
Support and 25. What type of support do To gather their perspective on effective
Resources you think would help you do support mechanisms.
better in school?
26. Are there resources or To identify resource gaps in their educational
tools you wish you had access experience.
to at school?
27. How could your school To solicit ideas for improving their educational
make learning more experience.
interesting or engaging for
you?
28. What changes would you To understand their desired changes in the
like to see in your school school setting.
environment?
Challenges and 29. What are the biggest To identify specific barriers to their academic
Barriers obstacles you face in success.
achieving your academic
goals?
30. Have you had any To explore external factors impacting their
experiences that made it academic focus.
difficult for you to focus on
school?